Kindergarten Enrollment

School of Attendance

Verify student’s resident district and attendance area school. Click HERE to view boundaries. To attend a school or program outside the attendance area (resident students) or attend a District 742 school or program as a non-resident, an application must be submitted and be approved for a transfer before enrolling.

Age of Entrance

To be eligible for kindergarten, students must be five years of age on Sept. 1 of the school year for which admission is requested. Verification of birth must be provided to validate student’s age. If age requirements are not met for kindergarten, preschool programs are available. Early entrance into kindergarten is an option in some instances. Please review the Early Entrance to Kindergarten web page for more information and online application.

Early Childhood Screening

Minnesota state law requires Early Childhood Screening for all children entering kindergarten in a public school. Ideally, children should complete this between the ages of 3 ½ and 4. If this FREE screening has not been completed, please contact Early Childhood Education at 320-370-8250 or register online HERE.

Immunizations

For the safety of all children, Minnesota state law requires written proof that the child has been immunized against:

• 5 DPT (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
• 4 Polio
• 2 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
• Series of 3 hepatitis B and 2 varicella

Immunization records must be returned to the school nurse by Aug. 15 before the start of school. If there is a medical reason for not receiving immunizations or if families conscientiously object to the immunizations, complete section 2 of the Immunization Form.